Neighborhood characteristics and mental health among African Americans and whites living in a racially integrated urban community
Neighborhood characteristics and mental health among African Americans and whites living in a racially integrated urban community
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DOI：
10.1016/j.healthplace.2006.06.001
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发表时间：
2007-06-01
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4.8
通讯作者：
LaVeist, Thomas A.
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作者：
Gary, Tiffany L.;Stark, Sarah A.;LaVeist, Thomas A.
人们日益认识到，人们生活的环境的各个方面是健康的主要因素，但很少有实证研究关注心理健康。因此，我们试图确定邻里特征是否与心理健康结果之间的1408非洲裔美国人（59.3%）和白色（40.7%）的成年人生活在一个社会经济上同质的，种族融合的，城市社区在巴尔的摩，MD。在非裔美国人和白人中，与那些没有或很少有问题的人相比，社区中严重问题的感知与更高水平的压力（类似于高出1.8个单位），焦虑（类似于高出1.8个单位）和抑郁（OR =类似于2.0）相关（所有p < 0.05）。社区凝聚力，即人们通常在一起工作的感觉，只与白人的心理健康状况有关。这些发现使人们进一步了解了内城社区的复杂环境。(c)2006爱思唯尔有限公司保留所有权利。
Aspects of the environment in which one lives are increasingly being recognized as major contributors to health, yet few empirical studies have focused on mental health. Therefore, we sought to determine if neighborhood characteristics were associated with mental health outcomes among 1408 African-American (59.3%) and white (40.7%) adults living in a socio-economically homogeneous, racially integrated, urban community in Baltimore, MD. Among African Americans and whites, the perception of severe problems in the community was associated with higher levels of stress (similar to 1.8 units higher), anxiety (similar to 1.8 units higher), and depression (OR = similar to 2.0) compared to those who perceived no or few problems (all p < 0.05). Community cohesion, the perception that people generally work together, was associated with better mental health among whites only. These findings give further insight into the complex environment of inner-city communities. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.